The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-14

The RKGlsTERis very much gTatifi-
ed at the expressions of satisfaction it
has heard on all sides with the action
Of the Commissioners in making it the
official paper. The people say they
would rather pay fair price to have
the county advertising done in .
paper that they will take any way,
than to get it done for nothing in pa
per they have no use for.
A friend Of ours said to Us the OF her day
that Commissioner Ross told i'm that he did
not propose to award the county printing to
any paper that had criticised the action Of the
canvassiBs board for counting Benton out
We would ask Mr.. Ross whose money he IL
handling a. . commissioner. Is it the money
Of the republican party or the money Of the tax
payers Of Allen county s-Demecraf-
Your friend was mistaken. Mr..
Ross never told him anything Of the
kind.
Thorough inadvertence, or perhaps
because we have become 30 accustomed
to connecting them with all such en-
terprises, we announced last week that
the series of lectures which is to be
inaugurated by Rev. Mr.. Hyatt at the
Opera House next Tuesday evening,
would he given for the benefit of the
Library Association, when it should
have been for the benefit of the Pres.
byterian church.
We stated last week that the "coun-
ty-seaters" had attempted to bride one
of the lola papers to advocate their
cause of LaHarpe. We thought that
was bad enough, but We have learned
since that the more radical Of them are
threatening to boycott, politically and
socially, every Elm township man
who will not fight on their side.
Strange that some persons can never
learn that Kansas people can't be bull
dozed,
We are told that Commissioner Pine
is proclaiming everywhere he goes
hat the republican majority on the
board awarded the county printing to
the REGISTER at full legal rates. I'm
fortunately for US, Mr.. Pine does not
tell the truth. The contract was awar-
ded to us at just one half of legal rates;
and nobody knows this better than
Mr.. Pine does, for he was present
when the contract was made.
A few days ago a gentleman who resides in
Oregon sent to a relative who lives in lola for
a copy of the lola papers. A copy of the city
papers was sent him a. requested, AMI last
Monday the party received letter from his
friend asking that the Democrat be sent to him
for one year, saying that this was his choice.
The gentleman 10 a straight, true blue republic
can, too, but knows good thing when he sees
it.-Democrdf.
Two to one the aforesaid relative is a
democrat and didn't send him u copy
of the REGISTER.
The Allen County Medical Society
met I'm DR.. Tozer's Office last Friday.
The old officers were reelected for the
ensuing year with the exception of DIR.
Henry, of Humboldt, who was elected
second vice-president. A uniform fee
bill was adopted, but as the secretary
did not feel authorized to furnish it for
publication we are unable to give it.
We hope to be authorized to publish
it at the next meeting Of the society
which will be held at DR.. Tozer's office
the first Friday in February.
Judging from the tone of our letter
from "Elmite" and what has been
told us by number of other citizens OF
his nelghborhood, our correspondent
"Bonnie Ben" was slightly mistaken
in suppoeing that "Ewing's supporters
in Elm township are very scarce and
getting scarcer." Bonnie Ben is q
mighty good correspondent but he
looks through democratic spectacles
and his vision therefore is not always
clear, especially when he attempts to
scan the feelings and thoughts of re-
publicans.
They had q railroad meeting up in
Usage last week to consider PROPOSE
tions from the projectors Of the Hum
boldt and LaHarpe and the X. c. and
Pacific roads. The former, represent
ell by Barber, Rosenthal, Kimball ct.
al, asked the township for $4,000
bonds, and the latter, represented only
by Kimball, of Parsons, asked for Sl5,-
900, A vote was taken and only
votes were cast in favor of the Hum
boldt road, all the rest-neariy N-fa-
voring the X. G.. and Pacific. Poor
old Humboldt, st. Louis, Kansas City
and Southwestern. It's eyes are sot!
B. s. Hite's office has been crowded
all week with men who were anxious
to purchase territory for the sale of his
heat fender, and he has made sales to
the amount of over $4,000. Among
Others, A. P. Day & Son bought the
right to the State of California for S..
600. b. Duncan bought the State Of
Oregon for 81 ,SOO and John Wise
bought $500 worth of Kansas territory,
Mr.. Hite informs US that on February
l, he will double the price of all his re.
naming territory, so those who are
thinking ofinvesting would do well tt
make up their minds quickly.
! James Wick, the Rochester, n. Y.
seed man Is ahead as usual, and hi
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